Dreadnought; Warship; 98 guns; Second rate

Scale: Unknown. A model of the British warship Dreadnought made in plaster with wood, metal, paper, and cotton fittings which has been realistically painted. The model depicts the vessel at 1.40pm on 21st October 1805 at the height of the Battle of Trafalgar. The model is undamaged. The ship is three masted, ship rigged with set sails. The hull is painted black with white stripes along the three gun decks, white on the deck, and black on the deck fittings. There is some dark grey cotton wool on the deck in front of the main mast. There is a white ensign flying from the peak of the gaff, a Union flag hoisted between the four and mainmasts, and a white pennant flying from the top of the mainmast. On a paper label: "5".

Object Details

ID: SLR2745.11
Type: Scenic model; Waterline model; Rigged model; Sails set
Display location: Not on display
Creator: William Haines, William
Date made: Before 1858
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection
Measurements: Overall: 300 mm x 360 mm x 170 mm
Parts: Battle of Trafalgar (1805) (Scenic model, Waterline model; Rigged model; Sails set)